Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue No. 49 - Minutes of Proceedings - April 2, 2019

OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:30 a.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable David Tkachuk, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Boisvenu, Cormier, Dasko, Dawson, Duncan, Gagné, Galvez, MacDonald, Manning, Miville-Dechêne, Plett and Tkachuk (12).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Black (Alberta) and McCoy (2).

In attendance: Jed Chong and Zackery Shaver, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-48, An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia's north coast. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 46.)

WITNESSES:

United Conservative Party of Alberta:

Prasad Panda, Energy Critic (by video conference).

David Suzuki Foundation:

Jay Ritchlin, Director General, Western Canada (by video conference).

Natural Resources Defense Council:

Michael Jasny, Director, Marine Mammal Protection (by video conference).

Canada West Foundation:

Martha Hall Findlay, President and Chief Executive Officer (by video conference).

Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping:

Peter Ellis, Executive Director (by video conference).

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Panda, Mr. Ritchlin and Mr. Jasny made statements and answered questions.

At 10:33 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:37 a.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Findlay and Mr. Ellis made statements and answered questions.

At 11:29 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Joëlle Nadeau
Clerk of the Committee